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“I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed, The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.” quote by Solomon Northup — Download Open image

““I ask no paradise on high, With cares on earth oppressed, The only heaven for which I sigh, Is rest, eternal rest.””

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My back is thick with scars for protesting my freedom.

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